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Strikes start at top hotel chains as housekeepers seek higher wages and daily room cleaning work

With up to 17 rooms to clean each shift, Fatima Amahmoud's job at the Moxy hotel in downtown Boston sometimes feels impossible.There was the...

Bill Ackman Says X Ban Will Make Brazil an ‘Uninvestable Market’

(Bloomberg) -- Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman joined critics of a court order to suspend Elon Musk’s X in Brazil, saying the ruling will...

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week:Rate decisionThe Bank of Canada will announce its interest...

Kyle Bass Says Blackballing Oil Was Always a Lost Cause for ESG

(Bloomberg) -- One of the most contentious investing strategies on Wall Street might be a lot less beleaguered right now if its defenders had...

Strikes start at top hotel chains as housekeepers seek higher wages and daily room cleaning work

With up to 17 rooms to clean each shift, Fatima Amahmoud's job at the Moxy hotel in downtown Boston sometimes feels impossible.There was the...

Companies are crafting new ways to grow cocoa, and chocolate alternatives, to keep up with demand

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Climate change is stressing rainforests where the highly sensitive cocoa bean grows, but chocolate lovers need not despair, say...

Harris Finds Allies in Labor Leaders Despite Questions on Plans

(Bloomberg) -- Kamala Harris is counting on union support to help power her to victory in November. Labor leaders are lining up to oblige,...

Amazon Jungle Fires Spew Toxic Smoke to Brazil’s Largest City

(Bloomberg) -- A curtain of smoke from wildfires in the Amazon rainforest is spreading across Brazil, making its way to Sao Paulo and possibly...

Why Starbucks’ new super-commuting CEO should run Gap CEO’s playbook

This is The Takeaway from today's Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with:To get intel...

Pimco, GMO Refine EM Playbook as Fed Cuts Set to Shake Up Market

(Bloomberg) -- Top-performing emerging-market bond managers are recalibrating positions as the most anticipated US interest rate cut in decades brings fresh impetus to an...

Liberal immigration pivot forces Canada to reckon with approach to labour shortages

OTTAWA — The Liberal government's decision to reel in the temporary foreign worker program after loosening the rules to help businesses find workers after...

Brands warm to new products as climate change lessens demand for cold weather gear

Bertrand Cesvet is feeling the heat — and not because of a late-summer hot spell.The entrepreneur is part of an investment group that bought...

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